Kolesnikov V. N., Melnik Y. I., Teplova L. I. MOBILE PHONE AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTRUMENT. LIFELONG EDUCATION: The 21st Century.
2018. № 2 (22). DOI: 10.15393/j5.art.2018.3971


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MOBILE PHONE AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTRUMENT

Kolesnikov Vadim N
Ph.D in Psychology, associate professor
head of the Department of Psychology at PetrSU
(Petrozavodsk, Russia)
kolesnikov@petrsu.ru
Melnik Yury I
Ph.D in Psychology, associate professor
associate professor of the Department of Psychology at PetrSU
(Petrozavodsk, Russia)
kolesnikov@petrsu.ru
Teplova Lidiya I
Ph.D in Psychology, associate professor
associate professor of the Department of Psychology at PetrSU
(Petrozavodsk, Russia)
teplova@petrsu.ru
Keywords:
problematic use of mobile phone
addiction
addictive behavior
youth age
Internet-addiction
tech-nological addiction
Internet services
Social networks
education effectiveness
training activities.		 Abstract: the information technologies development has reached the stage when nearly every school student owes a smartphone. Permanently upgraded functionality of modern smartphones, numerous applica-tions attract both teachers and learners by their possibilities for forming educational competencies. At the same time, one can see threats, evident but not enough studied yet, which calls for anxiety and concern. Possessing great potential for using in educational environment, the phone sometimes gives a reason for conflicts in class.
The contradiction and lack of data for phone influence on learner achievements, psychological well-being and intra-personal relationship call for further studies. In the research, performed on a representative group made of 150 high school students and undergraduate university students, the problems of productive and problematic use of mobile phones were considered.
To get the data of the use of mobile phones the survey method was applied. We also used the Russian adapted version of the questionnaire PUMP (Problematic use of mobile phone). One of the manifestation of the construct «problematic use of mobile phone» are the problems in different spheres of life activity including the problems connected with education.
The result of investigation helps to reveal both positive and negative impact of mobile phones on educational process
Paper submitted on: 05/15/2018; Accepted on: 05/31/2018; Published online on: 06/25/2018.

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